Jordan Peele Announces Next Directorial Adventure, 'Us'

Jordan Peele, winner of the Best Original Screenplay award for 'Get Out,' poses in the press room during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images

Peele has not publicly divulged any plot details about “Us,” but anonymous sources told Variety that he will write and direct the movie for Universal, which plans to release it on March 15, 2019. The sources also said that Lupita Nyong’o is in talks to star in a lead role, with her “Black Panther” co-star Winston Duke eyed to play opposite her.